5 Small Caps With Super-Sized Yields Of Up To 16.3%
Small-cap stocks have been so miserable for so long that even a healthy beating of their large-cap peers across 2026 hasn’t been enough to give them any buzz.
Good news for us, and anyone else looking for 6.7%-16.3% yields on the cheap.
It’s been a rough decade for the “junior mint” shelf of stocks! Mega-caps have been the flavor du jour. In fact, by the S&P 600’s count, small caps have only topped their big brothers once since 2016—and that was a “lesser loss” in 2022!
Wall Street is understandably skeptical that 2026’s outperformance is a sign of a bigger pivot. Mainstream pundits are panicking that the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark rate before the year is over—a narrative that has depressed small businesses, which tend to be more sensitive to short-term rates.
The upshot for us? Despite their gains, small caps still look like the best values in the stock market.
So they’re contrarian plays, but what about income? Small caps are known for plowing money into R&D, not shareholder rewards, after all.
Don’t paint the space with too broad a brush. While many small caps chase growth at all costs, some operate in more mature markets and instead put their cash to work lining shareholders’ pockets.
Just consider the following five small caps that despite their minuscule market caps are delivering mighty dividends of between 6.7% and 16.3% right now.
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Category: Dividend Stocks To Buy?, Dividend Yield
